anaheim-gazette 1917-08-09

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter CALL THE ELECTION In the light of past experiences it is strange that there should be a division of opinion in this region on the question of a storm water protection district. It is almost unbelievable that people so soon forget, and when the immediate danger is passed appear indifferent to the fact that they may be endangered again. The history of the Santa Ana river records that it has periodically overflowed its banks and devastated adjacent territory ever since it has been known to the white settlers, and beyond a shadow of doubt it will continue to do this until it is curbed by the ingenuity of man. How many times the river has abandoned its channel and cut a new one during its erratic career is not known, but they are many, and it will do it again unless steps are taken to confine it permanently to its present course. Only a year and a half ago it cut through the western bank both to the north and south of Anaheim, and it was only prevented from changing its course by the prompt and heroic work of many men. A mile and a half below the Olive bridge it broke through and a vast volume of water swept to the west through Garden Grove. That town was inundated to a depth of four record of the preceding quarter by more than $31,000,000. The corporation, during the first six months of the current year, expended $43,000,000 for new construction and addition to its subsidiaries. On the basis of the taxes already set aside, the steel corporation expects to turn over to the government during the present year approximately $200,000,000. This exceeds total earnings of almost any year prior to 1916, but leaves a balance, at the present rate, of almost 50 per cent, appliacable to the common stock. The usual dividends of 1 3-4 per cent on the preferred stock and 1 1-4 per cent on the common stock were declared, with an "extra" 3 per cent on the common as in the previous quarter. THE WESTSIDE RESOLOOTERS Citizens of the West Anaheim country, who are opposing the establishment of the Anaheim-Yorba Storm Water district, at a mass meeting held at Loara school house recently, adopted a set of resolutions condemning everybody who held views contrary to their own, and applauding those who agreed with them. In these resolutions the Gazette was thoughtfully remembered and referred to in this language: "That we consure the Anaheim Gazette for its un-American and un-patriotic display of unfairness and short-sightedness; that we rebuke in unmistakable terms continued practice of such policy." The Gazette is unconscious of being guilty of any of the above charges. We cannot understand why it is un-American, un-patriotic or short-sighted to advocate the construction of a dike that will protect our property. A late report from company's well near that hole is applied in depth. At pressure continues showing of oil is goingrant the belief that just a little further will soon rank with est wells drilled in. Samuel T. Strains grower has made no break into the oil depended in the efforts dollars in the drilling ranch south of Brew have extended over years, a part of the ing suspended. A job at 3900 feet has been successful and the job again. It is believable if all the water. The West Coast making perhaps that of any of the oil or Olinda field and is forward in the man producing properties has just completed stalling gas engine pumping of 100 acres Electric lines are in the property that tire holdings to be tricity. This will the danger of fire due to open gas lights. The West Coast plating of an electric but they are many steps are taken to confine it permanently to its present course. Only a year and a half ago it cut through the western bank both to the north and south of Anaheim, and it was only prevented from changing its course by the prompt and heroic work of many men. A mile and a half below the Olive bridge it broke through and a vast volume of water swept to the west through Garden Grove. That town was inundated to a depth of four feet. Hundreds of men and teams worked heroically at the break and finally stopped the gap temporarily, thus preventing it cutting a new channel directly through the townsite, destroying thousands of dollars worth of property, and wandering off to the west in search of an outlet to the ocean. Then came the break at the foot of North street, where it threatened to abandon the present channel and cut into its old one, the sandwash. This was only prevented by hard work on the part of scores of volunteers. These things happened only eighteen months ago and they will happen again. A number of property owners whose lands are high claim they are not endangered and should be eliminated from the district, but competent engineers state that every foot of ground in this region has been made by the river and can be unmade by it. Eighteen months ago, before the flood waters had subsided and while it was still raining, when the bridges were out, the roads almost impassable, hundreds of acres of valuable land cut with gullies and covered with sand, uprooted trees lodged against fences, a conference was hastily called and immediate steps taken to form a district. It was authorized by the supervisors, but through an error in the procedure, the superior court declared that it was illegally formed. People of Garden Grove, who were in the then proposed district, separated themselves from us and formed a district of their own. The weak spot below the bridge will be taken care of but the menace to the north is still with us. Within a couple of weeks a mass meeting is to be held at which an effort will be made to compose the differences between the proponents of a district and the opponents. It is to be hoped that an amicable agreement can be reached and that the work of organization will no longer be delayed. It is also to be hoped that Providence The Gazette is unconscious of being guilty of any of the above charges. We cannot understand why it is unAmerican, un-patriotic or short-sighted to advocate the construction of a dike that will protect our property and the property of our neighbors from a possible inundation by the Santa Ana river. The charge of unfairness is not only unreasonable but untruthful. Representatives of the protestants were informed in this office before that resolution was adopted, that we would give publicity to any argument they cared to advance in favor of their contention. The Gazette has advocated a storm water protection district ever since the question was first brought up for public consideration. Past experience has demonstrated that something must be done to curb the turbulent river and protect the valuable lands, not only in its immediate vicinity but many miles away. In fact everybody knows that if we don't take care of the river and build a protecting wall, the river will some day take care of us. Only a year and a half ago the waters broke through and destroyed property to the extent of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Scores of men worked night and day to stop the gaps, and it was only Providence that saved us. Had the rains up the river continued another day nothing could have saved this entire region from inundation. The Gazette agrees with some of the West Side people that the tri-counties proposition is the logical plan for curbing the river. It should be taken care of from its source to its mouth, and the water should be conserved for irrigation purposes, but it will require organization and legislation before this can be accomplished, and it will take years before authorization is granted for this, and we cannot afford to delay the work. The wise course now is to protect our own territory temporarily until the greater scheme is consummated. The Westside people objected when the district was formed two years ago on the ground that they were not dangerened from the overflow. The district was authorized by the supervisors but was set aside by the superior court. Forward in the main producing properties has just completed stalling gas engine pumping of 100 acres Electric lines are due to open gas light. The West Coast pletion of an electric and will have the last soon as the high pumps brought to the plant. In speaking of the West Clast is making of steam engine for pumping the water much better result with the gas power pumping a producer more oil per 24 hour engine on account of personal equation in ten the pumper willter on his boiler and The little nap extends several hours, the cold water the steer the steam engine production stops also runs all the time making the chance very small. In the development Coast has No. 63 dale 68 is changing to drilling at 325. No 850. No. 84 is re nicely at a depth The Union Oil company in field with large history of the com red and twenty five Union developments has tweney well development besides a few days have recently been On the Bastanch have No. 5 cement 4340. No. 6 is re good progress at Operations at Be being successfully depth of 2975 and ditions are good in getting of a fair Berkenstock well of the Brea field a specially good is str a district of their own. The weak spot below the bridge will be taken care of but the menace to the north is still with us. Within a couple of weeks a mass meeting is to be held at which an effort will be made to compose the differences between the proponents of a district and the opponents. It is to be hoped that an amicable agreement can be reached and that the work of organization will no longer be delayed. It is also to be hoped that Providence will withhold another flood until we have had time to act. We have no control over the rains and the snows that fall in the mountains, but we have the power to protect ourselves against the consequences of a superabundance of waterfall, and it is up to us to do it. Whether or not a harmonious agreement is reached at the mass meeting it is the duty of the river committee to call an election at the earliest possible date. A majority of our people want protection and will vote for it. A waste of further time may prove disastrous. Call the election. CORPORATION TAXES The enormous sums which the big industrial companies will pay to the government in the form of excess profits and income taxes was strikingly illustrated when the United States Steel Corporation issued its financial statement for the second quarter of the fiscal year last week. Total earnings for that period were reduced to $90,579,204, after deducting $53,918,872, or about 37 per cent, as the amount which it is estimated will be turned over to the government. But for the huge tax to be imposed by the government, total earnings of the steel corporation for the second quarter would have amounted to $144,498,076, exceeding the previous high this can be accomplished, and it will take years before authorization is granted for this, and we cannot afford to delay the work. The wise course now is to protect our own territory temporarily until the greater scheme is consummated. The Westside people objected when the district was formed two years ago on the ground that they were not endangered from the overflow. The district was authorized by the supervisors but was set aside by the superior court on a technicality. Their excuse for fighting it now is that the Hellman and Stanton properties are not included and that 1200 acres in the city of Stanton and adjoining it are eliminated. We would like to see these properties within the boundaries of the district, but as they constituted only 4½ per cent of the assessed valuation their elimination will add very little to the cost on the balance of the property owners. At any rate we cannot afford to remain unprotected because those people have protested and were excluded from the boundaries of the district. We have but to look at the damage done by the San Gabriel river in years past to realize what may happen here in this county at any time of heavy rainfall. Millions of dollars of damage has been done by the San Gabriel river, and that we have escaped similar loss seems to us to have been entirely providential. In favoring the organization of this storm water district the Gazette is not un-American and unpatriotic, as the mullet-headed author of the resolutions would have his hearers believe. John W. Hart was in town from Los Angeles a day or two ago. Charles Claytor of Santa Ana, was a business visitor here Tuesday evening. On the Bastanchio have No. 5 cement 4340. No. 6 is recalled good progress at operations at Berkensstock well of the Brea field especially good is strengened in the L. The Union has owed the Graham Loftus tested out. Thus it not been very enlightened well is making very well is also being tested been cemented at Material for No. 1 at the ground, rig bui at No. 49 and grade completed for No. Operations for this lease have resulted in No. 14. The work at 3600 feet and isduction of 500 bbls 8 is drilling at 340 been finished and over 200 bbls. data property the Union standing cemented. The fishing job therations at No. 1 weeks has been sued tools are drilled at 3450. At Montebello ticed No. 1 is rotated 1700 feet. La Me by with 1530 feet. On the Naranjal has No. 6 cemented a depth of 2500 and 1700 feet. The Olinda Landing one new well OIL FIELD NOTES By ELLWOOD J. MUNGER A late report from the Tri-State Oil company's well near La Habra states that the hole is approaching the 5100 mark in depth. At this depth the gas pressure continues pronounced and the showing of oil is good enough to warrant the belief that something good is just a little further down. The well will soon rank with some of the deepest wells drilled in the local field. Samuel T. Strain farmer and orange grower has made a desperate effort to break into the oil game and has expended in the effort hundred thousand dollars in the drilling of a well on his ranch south of Brea. The operations have extended over a period of five years, a part of the time the work being suspended. A recent cementing job at 3900 feet has not proven successful and the job will be done over again. It is believed that oil is present if all the water can be shut off. The West Coast Oil company is making perhaps the greatest showing of any of the oil operators in the old Olinda field and is making a great step forward in the manner of operating its producing properties. The company has just completed the work of installing gas engines necessary for the pumping of 100 acres of its property. Electric lines are being strung over the property that will enable the entire holdings to be lighted with electricity. This will greatly cut down the danger of fire and reduce accidents due to open gas lights to nothing. The West Coast announces the completion of an electric oil cleaning plant depth of the well is 2900 and digging is going slow on account of the hard formation. Other work the company has outlined is the redrilling and deepening of No. 2, a producing well. On the Emery lease the Standard Oil company has completed No. 31 at 4020, and put the well on the beam and have a producer making 150 bbls. of 19 gravity oil. On the same property tests are being made for water on Nos. 32 and 33. At the Murphy lease the week's operations show No. 21 completed at a depth of 4062 and making 160 bbls. of 27.8 gravity oil. No. 27 is drilling in hard sand at 4012. No. 23 is in sandy shale at 700. No. 28 finished last week is still holding up well on the production as the well is doing a little better than 1500 bbls. No. 29 is standing cemented at 3500. No. 30 is drilling in the brown shale at 3500. No. 32 registers 3560 feet of hole and drilling is going right ahead. No. 33 is standing cemented at 2990. No. 34 is drilling at 1790 feet. No. 35 is making hole at 1935. The operations on the Standard's Murphy lease continue successfully. The latest find is No. 42 completed at 2293 and making 200 bbls.. No. 41 is drilling at 3276. No. 47 is being tested for water. No. 48 is drilling in sand and shale at 2096 and is showing some oil. No. 49 is cemented at 1700. No. 50 is drilling at 1530 and No. 51 is making hole at 650. No. 52 is being rigged up and the material for No. 53 is being put on the ground. The Fullerton Oil company operating in Brea Canyon have No. 10 down 3457 feet with the drilling going good. At No. 11 the three thousand foot mark has been passed and the tools are running in a favorable formation. No. 12 MEXICANS WILL NOT BE DRAFTED Office of the Provost Marshal General Washington, July 24, 1917. Mr. Truman G. Palmer, Sec., United States Sugar Mfg. Asso., Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: I have your letter of July 24th in which you state that many citizens of Mexico, and citizens of other foreign countries, who are engaged in the cultivation of sugar beets in the United States, fear they may be taken for military service. In reply I beg to state that a citizen of a foreign country who has not declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States is not subject to the draft. In this connection your attention is invited to Section 18 of the Rules and Regulations prescribed by the president for local and district boards, which provides that any person who is a resident alien, that is, a citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation, other than Germany, who shall not have declared his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, if called for service by a local board shall be exempted by such local board. By direction of General Crowder, GEO. P. WHITSETT, Major and Judge Advocate, O. R. C. AT SEAL BEACH There will be a double sky stunt at Seal Beach next Sunday. Prest, the aviator whose performance last Sunday created such a sensation, will take up Wayne Abbott the parachute artist in his military plane, which mounts at the rate of 1,000 feet a minute. At 4,000 feet Prest will drop Abbott from the machine, and then make an attempt to break the altitude record of forward in the manner of operating its producing properties. The company has just completed the work of installing gas engines necessary for the pumping of 100 acres of its property. Electric lines are being strung over the property that will enable the entire holdings to be lighted with electricity. This will greatly cut down the danger of fire and reduce accidents due to open gas lights to nothing. The West Coast announces the completion of an electric oil cleaning plant and will have the rectifier running as soon as the high power lines can be brought to the plant. In speaking of the big change the West Clast is making in the displacing of steam engines with gas engines for pumping the writer believes that much better results will be obtained with the gas power. A gas engine pumping a producing well will get more oil per 24 hours than the steam engine on account of the entry of the personal equation into the matter. Often the pumper will speed up the water on his boiler and take a little nap. The little nap extends into a sleep of several hours, the boiler fills up with cold water the steam goes down and the steam engine stops and the production stops also. The gas engine runs all the time, seldom stopping, making the chances for sanding up very small. In the development line the West Coast has No. 63 drilling at 1350. No. 68 is changing to standard tools and drilling at 325. No. 74 is rotating at 850. No. 84 is running along very nicely at a depth of 2725. The Union Oil company is leading the operators in the Brea Fullerton field with the largest pay roll in the history of the company. Three hundred and twenty five men are helping the Union develop oil here. The Union has tweney wells in the process of development besides three others located a few days ago and two that have recently been completed. On the Bastanchury property they have No. 5 cemented at a depth of 4340. No. 6 is redrilling and making good progress at 2126. Operations at Berkenstock No. 2 are being successfully carried on at a depth of 2975 and at this depth conditions are good enough to warrant the getting of a fairly good well. The Berkenstock well is on the east line of the Brea field and if something especially good is struck activity will be AT SEAL BEACH There will be a double sky stunt at Seal Beach next Sunday. Prest, the aviator whose performance last Sunday created such a sensation, will take up Wayne Abbott the parachute artist in his military plane, which mounts at the rate of 1,000 feet a minute. At 4,000 feet Prest will drop Abbott from the machine, and then make an attempt to break the altitude record of 16,400 feet. The attempt will be made under the auspices of the Aero club of Southern California, thus nailing it official. Sunday night there will be another firey battle in the sky by Aviator Prest, which will conclude with the bombing and burning of the fort at the end of the pier. On the following Sunday, August 19th, Aviator Prest will drop bombs on an enemy submarine which will attack Seal Beach, and the battle will end by the sinking of the submarine. GOOD WHEAT CROP Henry D. Meyer, who owns a ranch near Fairview, has his year produced the prize wheat of Southern California. Mr. Meyer sold 1000 sacks to the Olive Milling company for $3.67 per 100, and he has another 2500 sacks on the place which he is holding for a still higher price. William Blink, buyer for the Olive Milling company, says it is the finest wheat he has seen this year any place, and that it will grade with anything ever raised in this section of the country. This has been an unusually good year for wheat in Orange county, because of the almost total absence of fogs, and there has been no trouble from rust in the grain. County Assessor James Sleeper also has a fine lot of wheat this season that will bring a high price. MASON THEATRE Tonight Frances Nelson will appear in "The Beautiful Lie," a 5-act Metro Wonderplay of a girl scorned who was true to her better self. It is adapted from a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Friday "The Ne'er Do Well," featuring Kathlyn Williams, Wheeler Oakman and the cast that produced "The Spellers." It is a wonderful picture. On the Bastanchury property they have No. 5 cemented at a depth of 4340. No. 6 is redrilling and making good progress at 2126. Operations at Berkenstock No. 2 are being successfully carried on at a depth of 2975 and at this depth conditions are good enough to warrant the getting of a fairly good well. The Berkenstock well is on the east line of the Brea field and if something especially good is struck activity will be enlivened in the locality. The Union has completed No. 40 on the Graham Loftus and it is being tested out. Thus far the results have not been very encouraging and the well is making very little oil. No. 41 is also being tested out. No. 43 has been cemented at 2900 in the 10 inch Material for No. 43 is being put on the ground, rig building is under way at No. 49 and grading work is almost completed for No. 51. Operations for the week on the Hole lease have resulted in the completion of No. 14. The well was completed at 3600 feet and is making a nice production of 500 bbls daily. Hole No. 8 is drilling at 3400. Hole No. 9 has been finished and is doing a little over 200 bbls daily. On the same property the Union has three wells standing cemented Nos. 15, 16, and 17. The fishing job that has delayed operations at No. 18 for the past two weeks has been successfully ended and the tools are drilling new hole again at 3450. At Montebello the Union's La Merced No. 1 is rotating at better than 1700 feet. La Merced No. 2 is close by with 1530 feet of hole drilled. On the Naranjal property the Union has No. 6 cemented, No. 7 redrilling at a depth of 2500 and No. 10 drilling at 1700 feet. The Olinda Land company is drilling one new well only, No. 18. The The Amalgamated Oil company has No. 2 on the Hualde lease drilling at close to 3000 feet and expects to finish the well before the end of the week. The completion of this well will result in the immediate starting of Anaheim lease well No. 56. A large force of men, teams and tools have been transported to the Amalgamated's new oil lease on the Huntington tract near Los Angeles where preliminary work for the drilling of the first well is under way. The Amalgamated announce the electric dehydrating plant just installed on the Brea property to be working very nicely and handling the company's output of wet oil easily and cleaning up the same to within 4% of the entire water content. Activity on the Santa Fe Oil company's property is at a high point at the present time. The company has five strings of tools running and the progress made on all five of the wells is very good. No. 76 is drilling at 2860 feet and will be the next well to be completed. No. 77 is making headway at 2329. No. 78 is drilling at 1896 and going good. No. 79 is down 700 feet, the drilling going slow on account of the hard formation. No. 80 has passed the 500 mark and going nicely. At No. 81 a new rig is about completed. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim. Tonight Frances Nelson will appear in "The Beautiful Lie," a 5-act Metro Wonderplay of a girl scorned who was true to her better self. It is adapted from a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Friday "The Ne'er Do Well," featuring Kathlyn Williams, Wheeler Oakman and the cast that produced "The Spoilers." It is a wonderful picture, of 10 reels, taken in the Panama Canal zone. There will be one show only, beginning at 7:45. Saturday, William Russell will appear in "The Man Who Would Not Die." Also Fatty Arbuckle, the funny man is to be shown in "Reckless Romeo." Shirley Mason, Edison's petit and talented star, has the titular role in "The Tell Tale Step" to be shown at the Mason Sunday and Monday. "The Tell Tale Step' exposes in an interesting manner the machinations of one of Italy's secret organizations, and is proclaimed by critics as one of the most gripping photodramas of the day. The story was written by William Addison Lathrop. There is also a splendid comedy entitled "Just Imagination." The Mason is putting on a splendid line of pictures and is drawing large audiences. The music is also first class. The band boys are drawing good crowds at their Tuesday night concerts on the library grounds, and the people who attend are well pleased. An excellent program was rendered Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. C. Z. Van der Hock of Maricopa, were visiting friends in Anaheim Sunday. They are enjoying a vacation at Santa Monica. MASON THEATRE Thursday Only—FRANCES NELSON in “The Beautiful Lie” Also one of those Great Gomedies. Friday— “The Ne’er Do Well” featuring KATHLYN WILLIAMS, WHEELER OAKMAN and original Spoilers cast. A wonderful picture taken in the Panama Canal zone. 10 reels, one show only 7:45 p.m. Saturday—WILLIAM RUSSELL in “The Man Who Would Not Die” Also ROSCOE ARBUCKLE, that funny fellow in RECKLESS ROMEO. Pathe News. Sunday and Monday—SHIRLEY MASON in “The Tell Tale Step” Also HARRY WATSON in a rip roaring comedy, “JUST IMAGINATION-” We Are Getting the Crowds. Why? Big Shows and always 5c and 10c. PREST THE DEMON AVIATOR SEAL BEACH, SUNDAY, AUGUST 12th TRIAL FOR ALTITUDE RECORD Abbott’s Drop from the Clouds Prest Will Take Abbott in his Aeroplane to a Height of 4000 feet, and after dropping him will try for the altitude PREST THE DEMON AVIATOR SEAL BEACH, SUNDAY, AUGUST 12th TRIAL FOR ALTITUDE RECORD Abbott's Drop from the Clouds Prest Will Take Abbott in his Aeroplane to a Height of 4000 feet, and after dropping him will try for the altitude record of 16,400 feet. SUNDAY NIGHT, BATTLE IN THE SKY, BURNING OF THE PIER FORT Take Stages From Center and Lemon Street Stage Station. CARD OF THANKS To the many friends who rendered us such valuable assistance and for the sympathy expressed during our late bereavement, and for the floral offerings at the funeral of our little son, we desire to extend our grateful thanks. Their kindness will always be remembered. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnston, and Family. Placentia, Calif. WANTED—A competent girl or woman for general housework. 125 East Broadway. Phone Pacific 341, or Home phone 753, 2 rings. Mrs. Marie Kuhn has filed suit against Albert Kuhn, asking damages to the amount of $2550. She alleges she was knocked down by Kuhn's car and injured on the West Broadway extension on December 28. A marriage license has been issued to George G. Key and Hannah Ipsen, both of Placentia. The Mason theatre is rapidly growing into popular favor with the people of Anaheim and vicinity. Full houses are the order at this playhouse, caused by putting on unusually good pictures. C. C. Crawford, Santa Ana auto dealer, had a narrow escape from death at a Santa Fe crossing near Anaheim Tuesday. Crawford had been to Olive on business and was on his way to Anaheim. Pressed for time, he put on a little extra speed. His mind completely absorbed in business, he was not even aware that he was nearing the Santa Fe tracks when the through train to San Diego speed by Mrs. N. H. Mitchell was in town Tuesday on a business mission. Her son, Willis Mitchell, who was badly injured in a collision in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago, is getting along as well as could be expected. His foot was badly cut and received other injuries that will lay him up for several weeks. The machine which was run into by a street car, was completely dem lished and that Mr. Mitchell escaped with his life is considered miraculous. At first it was supposed his skull had been fractured, but such was not the case. A severe nervous shock has been causing the patient much trouble, but it is believed he will soon be on the road to recovery. Peter Johnston, the six-months' old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnston of Placentia, died Friday evening, brain fever being the cause. The funeral was held Monday, the body being interred at Loma Vista. The little boy was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Porter. C. M. Kemp has returned from Arizona, where he was employed in the copper mines. Owing to the strike the mines are all closed down for the present. The New Fairyland theatre has changed hands, C. L. Head retiring and Messrs. Walker and Donley being in charge. Mr. Walker is an experienced theatre man. He comes from Santa Ana, while Mr. Donley is from Orange. The annual Presbyterian Sunday school picnic will be held at Orange county park on Thursday, August 16, 1917. They will leave the church at nine a.m. Each one should bring a basket lunch and cup and spoon for Nelson will appear here," a 5-act Metro scorned who was self. It is adapted by Wheeler Wilcox. Do Well," feat-ams, Wheeler Oakat produced "The wonderful picture, the Panama Can-be one show only. Russell will ap-Who Would Not buckle, the funny man in "Reckless Romdison's petit and titular role in it" to be shown at Rand Monday. ep' exposes in an machinations secret organizations, critics as one of notodramas of the works written by Wil-ap. There is also entitled "Just ling on a splendid drawing large music is also first the drawing good Tuesday night con-grounds, and the are well pleased. Tam was rendered Van der Hock of being friends in An-ley are enjoying a tonica. C. C. Crawford, Santa Ana auto dealer, had a narrow escape from death at a Santa Fe crossing near Anaheim Tuesday. Crawford had been to Olive on business and was on his way to Anaheim. Pressed for time, he put on a little extra speed. His mind completely absorbed in business, he was not even aware that he was nearing the Santa Fe tracks when the through train to San Diego sped by within thirty feet of his fast approaching auto. Crawford stepped on both brakes instantly and pulled to the right. The sudden contact of the new brakes o nthe wheels threw the car completely around in an instant, backing the car to within three to five inches of the speeding train. The engineer, thinking he had struck the auto stopped the train and returned to the crossing, but Crawford had disappeared. Arthur Porter was awakened at 11 o'clock some evenings ago by the footfall of a burglar in the kitchen of his Placentia residence. He turned on the electric light, and his son Leo at that instant stepped itno the kitchen, and was confronted by a burglar who leveled a 44 revolver at him and commanded him to stand back. Leo is an athlete, and instead of standing back made for the burglar who ran out through the rear door. The screen door caught Leo as he was following the intruder and this permitted the man to get away. He wore a bandana handkerchief over his face, but Mr. Porter thinks he recognized the man, and is prepared to give him a warm reception if he ever returns. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Head and family are spending a few weeks resting at Seal Beach. changed hands, C. L. Head retiring and Messrs. Walker and Donley being in charge. Mr. Walker is an experienced theatre man. He comes from Santa Ana, while Mr. Donley is from Orange. The annual Presbyterian Sunday school picnic will be held at Orange county park on Thursday, August 16, 1917. They will leave the church at nine a.m. Each one should bring a basket lunch and cup and spoon for each member of the family. Tables, plates and iced lemonade will be provided. It is hoped that all members and friends of the church will be able to take this outing, wit hthe children. It is planned to sit down as one large family at the table at noon. Come prepared to enjoy the whole day. The board of trade meets in regular session Monday night and it is expected that something of especial interest will be up for consideration. Anaheim lodge B. P. O. E. held their regular meeting last night, at which time several candidates were put through a trying ordeal. The sheriff took some of his deputies for a joy ride out to Los Alamitos Monday night in search of violators of the gambling laws. Two places were suspected of carrying on games, but the house kept by A. Cabrera was the only one open. The two men, playing at the time of the raid were taken to Santa Ana. Women have been found to excel in making wings and wing surfaces of airplanes, and thousands of aircraft which will carry the Stars and Stripes over European battlefields will represent the work of women in this country. Never fear but what the American woman will do her part.